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ACTA TROPICA
卷 127, 期 1, 页码 6-13出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.03.006
关键词
Trypanosoma cruzi; Chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy; Endothelial adhesion molecules; Thromboxane A(2); Soluble E-selectin
资金
- Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cientifico y Tecnologico (FONDECYT) [1090078, 11110182, 1120230, 1090124]
- Programa de Investigacion Asociativa del Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia, Chile
Objectives: To evaluate the effect of benznidazole on endothelial activation in a murine model of Chagas disease. Methods: A low (30 mg/kg/day) and a high (100 mg/kg/day) dose of benznidazole were administered to mice infected with Trypanosoma cruzi during the early phases of the infection. The effects of the treatments were assessed at 24 and 90 days postinfection by evaluating the parasitaemia, mortality, histopathological changes and expression of ICAM in the cardiac tissue. The blood levels of thromboxane A(2), soluble ICAM and E-selectin were also measured. T. cruzi clearance was assessed by the detection of parasite DNA in the heart tissue of infected mice. Results: Benznidazole decreased the cardiac damage induced by the parasite, and amastigote nests disappeared at 90 days postinfection. Both doses cleared the parasite from the cardiac tissue at 24 and 90 days postinfection. In addition, benznidazole decreased the thromboxane levels and normalized the plasma sICAM and sE-selectin levels by 90 days postinfection. Conclusions: Early administration of benznidazole at a dose as low as 30 mg/kg eradicates T. cruzi from cardiac tissue. Additionally, benznidazole prevents cardiac damage and modulates endothelial activation as part of its antichagasic activity. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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